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    Peter Leonard
    BPL Member

    @peterleo

    Anybody know where to get Possumdown gloves and socks? The Backpacking Light Shop seems to be always out of stock.

    #1545470
    Dean F.
    BPL Member

    @acrosome

    Locale: Back in the Front Range
    #1545472
    Jason Elsworth
    Spectator

    @jephoto

    Locale: New Zealand
    #1545487
    BlackHatGuy
    Spectator

    @sleeping

    Locale: The Cascades

    http://www.nznature.co.nz/

    I just ordered gloves and socks from this site. Arrived either Friday or yesterday (I was out backpacking since Friday morning). I ordered Nov. 3, they shipped the next day. So about 10 days to get here. First glance, these are great! They seem well made, very warm, have about the same possum down to merino wool blend as the BPL gloves/socks. In fact, they seem very much like the BPL gloves I already have. And the price was great (a touch cheaper than the BPL gloves, and their price includes shipping!). The gloves, size medium, weigh 40 grams on my scale. Haven't put the socks on yet, but I can't wait to try them! I'll be using them as sleeping socks.

    #1545490
    Thomas Burns
    BPL Member

    @nerdboy52

    Locale: "Alas, poor Yogi.I knew him well."

    They are very warm. My only concern is that they are not all that sturdy. I've worn holes in two of the fingers of my gloves. The palms are also pretty threadbare, mostly because I palm the tops of my trekking poles.

    The socks I wear only to sleep, so they are in pretty good shape. I bought a second pair of the gloves when they were available from BPL. Time to switch to them, I think.

    They are about as warm as any gloves for the weight as any I have ever used, however.

    Stargazer

    #1545494
    BlackHatGuy
    Spectator

    @sleeping

    Locale: The Cascades

    "My only concern is that they are not all that sturdy."

    Hi Thomas! Is this comment about possum down gloves in general? Or have you only purchased the one's from BPL?

    Regardless, I think you're probably right for this type of glove overall. I already have a hole at the base of my thumb (front side, as it curves up to the forefinger) in the BPL gloves I have. But they are warm!

    #1545496
    Thomas Burns
    BPL Member

    @nerdboy52

    Locale: "Alas, poor Yogi.I knew him well."

    "Is this comment about possum down gloves in general? Or have you only purchased the one's from BPL?"

    Truth is, I didn't know that there were any possum-down items that weren't from BPL until I read your post. I'll be checking out that web site in NZ as soon as I rob a liquor store on the way home from work tomorrow.

    Stargazer

    #1545504
    BlackHatGuy
    Spectator

    @sleeping

    Locale: The Cascades

    "as I rob a liquor store on the way home from work tomorrow"

    I was just listening to Todd Snider on the way back from my weekend adventure! You might want to listen to "Broke" from his album "Near Truths and Hotel Rooms." Actually, the entire album is fabulous!

    #1545539
    Brad Rogers
    BPL Member

    @mocs123

    Locale: Southeast Tennessee

    Doug

    Thanks for your feedback on the gloves. Would you mind weighing the socks for us?

    #1545541
    BlackHatGuy
    Spectator

    @sleeping

    Locale: The Cascades

    "Would you mind weighing the socks for us?"

    One pair, size medium, 67 grams.

    #1545545
    Brad Rogers
    BPL Member

    @mocs123

    Locale: Southeast Tennessee

    Thanks, That was quick!

    #1545547
    Jason Elsworth
    Spectator

    @jephoto

    Locale: New Zealand

    I have had good experiences ordering from nznature. The possum down socks I have are excellent.

    #1545814
    Eric Blumensaadt
    BPL Member

    @danepacker

    Locale: Mojave Desert

    I've read of others who had durability problems with Possum down gloves. In light of that I'll stick to fleece or the heavier pile gloves as liners. Been doin' it for years.

    Winter is no time to sacrifice durability for light weight.

    #1675131
    Dingo Johnson
    Spectator

    @dingo332

    There's a store in Culpeper, VA that has been selling Possumdown for years. It's called the Cameleer, website: http://www.thecameleer.com. They don't have the Possumdown stuff on their website but I know they sell the socks for $25, gloves for $23, hats and scarves are $35-50. Cheaper than most other places.

    #1675138
    Franco Darioli
    Spectator

    @franco

    Locale: Gauche, CU.

    Same experience as Thomas along what Eric also suggested.
    The stuff is definitely warm for the weight and (to me…) feels warm when wet too, however I would not wear the gloves by themselves using poles nor have a pack in direct contact with my jumper.
    So I would also confine the socks to camp or just night duties.
    It is available here in Australia (can't remember the brand..) in some military disposal stores.

    Franco

    #1675680
    J B
    BPL Member

    @johannb

    Locale: Europe

    I think you're right Eric.

    I used them without my mittens for one hour or so and one hand dissolved. The other one was fine though.

    #1675898
    two pints
    Spectator

    @madgoat

    Locale: Ohio

    I have no input on possum down durability, but just a quick warning on allergies.

    I have a very mild cat allergy. I got some possum down gloves for Christmas a few years ago and quickly discovered that my mild cat allergy was aggravated by the possum fur in the gloves. This shocked me quite a bit, because my cat allergy was hardly noticeable.

    So just a warning to those with even mild pet allergies…. or those who hike with others who have pet allergies… you may have a reaction to possum down

    Thanks again to BPL who allowed me to return them.

    #1675900
    Tyler Hughes
    Member

    @catsnack

    Locale: Smoky Mountains

    maybe it should actually be called catdown

    #1675950
    Clint N.
    Spectator

    @cnewitt

    Locale: Utah

    Can those who have purchased possum down socks for sleeping from the sites mentioned here tell me which particular socks they have tried. Each site seems to have several varieties and I want to make sure I get a thick sleep sock and not something lighter, meant more for dress wear.

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